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Butterflies

Black hairstreak butterfly

Black hairstreak

Swallowtail Butterfly

Swallowtail

Red Admiral butterfly

Red admiral

Heath Fritillary butterfly

Heath fritillary

Clouded Yellow Butterfly

Clouded yellow

Painted Lady butterfly

Painted lady

Chalkhill Blue butterfly

Chalkhill blue

Brimstone Butterfly

Brimstone

Small Tortoiseshell butterfly

Small tortoiseshell

Adonis blue

Adonis blue

Large White butterfly

Large white

Peacock butterfly

Peacock

Small Blue butterfly

Small blue

Small White butterfly

Small white

Comma butterfly

Comma

Grizzled skipper

Grizzled skipper

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